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maple leaf
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maple leaf the leaf of the maple tree, used as an emblem of Canada.
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Leaves essential in sustaining life for trees, animals.(LIFE - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY)(TECH MAGIC)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 11/14/2002; 700+ words
; ...significance of the leaf. Q: Why do trees need leaves? A: Leaves are...cycle of the forested leaf canopy overhead, the leaves dropping to the ground...plants may lose some leaves as a protection mechanism...What determines a leaf's fall color...
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Leaves upon leaves. (vegetable dishes) (recipes)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 4/1/1989; 700+ words
; ...or mustard greens Leaf-cradled leaves- with a few seasonings...head (5 oz.) red leaf lettuce 2 tablespoons...tablespoons dry mint leaves 2 teaspoons grated...long. Cut remaining leaves into fine slivers...Lay each whole leaf on a plate. Mound...
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Cooking with leaves.
Magazine article from: Vegetarian Journal; 5/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...share of rolled or stuffed cabbage leaves. If Grandma came from Southeast...had a spring roll using lettuce leaves as the wrapper. Every grandma...country seems to have a favorite 'leaf' recipe. Banana leaves are very popular in Asian cooking...
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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RAKED LEAVES A GREAT BOON TO GARDENS.(At Home)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 10/18/2003; 700+ words
; ...as manure. When leaves are left to rot alone...something called leaf mold, a close relative...easier than making leaf mold; the question...it. Put a pile of leaves in the corner of...crop. If it's leaf mold you want and...turning it over. The leaves need a wet, closed...
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Leaf pickup rules
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 11/5/2003; 700+ words
; ...should place their leaves at the curbside...debris on top of leaf piles. Pumpkins...Oak Creek: No leaf pickup. Residents can bring leaves to the Oak Creek...River Hills: No leaf pickup. St. Francis: Leaves only should be placed...
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LEAVES PLAY CRITICAL ROLE EVEN AFTER COLORS FADE
Newspaper article from: Roanoke Times & World News; 10/14/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...for another season of leaf production. Leaves are recyclers as well...waste products. Most leaves develop a large flattened surface called the leaf blade. They come in...into and out of the leaf. The veins in leaves are characteristic...
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 "Sun Publications (IL)")
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LEAVES TURN YELLOW FOR SEVERAL REASONS
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 7/18/1997; 700+ words
; ...words, are they the leaves closest to the trunk? The leaf will start turning...outer part of the leaf so it dies first. The leaves and branches that...ability to have a leaf attached to it. There will always be some leaves turning yellow and...
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 "News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN)")
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Leaf crews dive in: City will rake, load, sweep for 10 weeks.
Newspaper article from: News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN); 10/18/2006; 700+ words
; ...Brian Scimkus dreams about leaves. During the City Street Department's 10-week leaf season, 36 trucks pick up 15,000 tons of leaves. So it's no wonder...supervisor, goes to bed with leaves on the brain. Monday marked the start of the leaf season, with the first...
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Collecting leaves. (includes related article on building a simple plant press and tips for aspiring collectors)
Magazine article from: Country Living; 9/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...layer forms between leaf stem and twig on...pass between them. Leaves lose their hold on...helped me start a leaf collection. We pressed and dried leaves at the height of...ages identify the leaves they find; if you...tree's identity by leaf alone, these books...
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Leaf Maximum Photosynthetic Rate and Venation Are Linked by Hydraulics1[W][OA]
Magazine article from: Plant Physiology; 8/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...water transport in leaves. We tested a mechanistic...evaporates from the leaf, governs the hydraulic...its influence on leaf hydraulic efficiency. Leaves have sustained...enormous potential of leaves as ecological and...potential role of leaf characters such...
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Leaves
Book article from: Plant Sciences
...function: photosynthesis. Leaf Types Leaves are designed to optimize the...little as possible by neighboring leaves. Leaf blades are referred to as simple...compound (like a horse chestnut leaf). Simple leaves may also have complex shapes...
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leaf
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...x220E; the state of having leaves: the trees are still in leaf . ∎ the leaves of tobacco or tea: [as adj. ] leaf...deciduous one in spring) put out new leaves. 2. ( leaf through ) turn over (the pages of a...
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Tea Leaf Reading (Tasseography)
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
Tea Leaf Reading (Tasseography...the fragments of tea leaves at the bottom of a client...rule to follow in tea leaf or tea cup reading...distributing some of the leaves around the sides of...this point, most tea leaf readers may sit for...
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Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. 30 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite...Bread and Bakery Product Manufacturing Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is Canada ’ s largest...United States, Europe, and Asia. Maple Leaf Foods produces fresh and processed pork and...
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leaf physiognomy
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
leaf physiognomy The form of leaves, variations in which...the percentage of leaves with entire (i...70 per cent of leaf margins are entire...proportion of entire leaf margins indicating...and the length of leaves is related to the...
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